Webster's Dictionary 1913

1864

Benevolent

Be‐nev″o‐lent (�), a. [L. benevolens, -entis; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + volens, p. pr. of volo I will, I wish. See Bounty, and Voluntary.] Having a disposition to do good...

1865

Benevolous

Be‐nev″o‐lous (�), a. [L. benevolus.] Kind; benevolent. T. Puller.

1866

Bengal

Ben‐gal″ (�), n. 1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc.2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal.3. Striped gingha...

1867

Bengalee

{ Ben‐gal″ee, Ben‐gal″i } (�), n. The language spoken in Bengal.

1868

Bengalese

Ben′gal‐ese″ (�), a. Of or pertaining to Bengal. — n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Bengal.

1869

Bengola

Ben‐go″la (�), n. A Bengal light.

1870

Benight

Be‐night″ (bē̍‐nīt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Benighted; p. pr. & vb. n.Benighting.] 1. To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure.The clouds benight the ...

1871

Benightment

Be‐night″ment (�), n. The condition of being benighted.

1872

Benign

Be‐nign″ (�), a. [OE. benigne, bening, OF. benigne, F. bénin, fem. bénigne, fr. L. benignus, contr. from benigenus; bonus good + root of genus kind. See Bounty, and Genus.] 1. O...

1873

Benignancy

Be‐nig″nan‐cy (�), n. Benignant quality; kindliness.

1874

Benignant

Be‐nig″nant (�), a. [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare, from L. benignus. See Benign.] Kind; gracious; favorable. — Be‐nig″nant‐ly, adv.

1875

Benignity

Be‐nig″ni‐ty (�), n. [OE. benignite, F. bénignité, OF. bénigneté, fr. L. benignitas. See Benign.] 1. The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness. “Benignity of...

1876

Benignly

Be‐nign″ly (�), adv. In a benign manner.

1877

Benim

Be‐nim″ (�), v. t. [AS. beniman. See Benumb, and cf. Nim.] To take away.Ire... benimeth the man fro God.Chaucer.

1878

Benison

Ben″i‐son (�), n. [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. beneï�un, beneïson, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction...

1879

Bénitier

‖Bé‐ni″tier′ (�), n. [F., fr. bénir to bless.] (R. C. Ch.) A holy-water stoup. Shipley.

1880

Benjamin

Ben″ja‐min (�), n. [Corrupted from benzoin.] See Benzoin.

1881

Benjamin (2)

Ben″ja‐min, n. A kind of upper coat for men.

1882

Benjamite

Ben″ja‐mite (�), n. A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin. Judg. iii. 15.

1883

Benne

Ben″ne (�), n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.) The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; — also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed...

1884

Bennet

Ben″net (�), n. [F. benoîte, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of benedictus, p. p., blessed. See Benedict, a.] (Bot.) The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum); herb benne...

1885

Benshee

Ben″shee (�), n. See Banshee.

1886

Bent

Bent (�), imp. & p. p. of Bend.

1887

Bent (2)

Bent, a. & p. p. 1. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.2. Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determ...

1888

Bent (3)

Bent, n. [See Bend, n. & v.] 1. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow. Wilkins.2. A declivity or slope, a...

1889

Bent (4)

Bent (�), n. [AS. beonet; akin to OHG. pinuz, G. binse, rush, bent grass; of unknown origin.] 1. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.His spear a bent, both stiff an...

1890

Bent grass

Bent″ grass′ (�). (Bot.) Same as Bent, a kind of grass.